Part Two: The Classes Of Information That We Hold

3. Financial And Funding Information

How we manage our financial resources
The Trust has set a revenue budget of £92.0-million for the financial year 2003/2004. The majority of these monies are provided through our commissioning Primary Care Trusts (PCTs), whilst the remainder is provided from Education & Training, Research & Development and other sources. Further information can be found in the Trust’s Organisation Plan 2003/2004.

The Finance Director, Tim Smythe, has corporate responsibility for the oversight of the Trust’s finances. He can be contacted via the Finance Department, Trust Headquarters, Rectory Road, Sutton Coldfield, West Midlands, B75 7RR or by e-mail on [email protected] or by phone on 0121 378 2211.

The Trust Board receives regular updates on the financial position of the organisation, and makes decisions in regard to the allocation of these resources. The Trust Board also receives a monthly Performance Report. It is a key target, set by the Department of Health, for the Trust to achieve financial balance by the end of each financial year.

How we purchase our equipment and supplies
The Trust follows the guidance established by the NHS Purchasing and Supply Agency (PASA), whose website can be found at www.pasa.doh.gov.uk. The PASA guidance sets out the standard terms and conditions that NHS organisations should follow in regard to purchasing equipment and supplies. In the NHS, we refer to this as procurement.

Procurement is dealt with within the Finance Directorate (see Class 6, Non-Clinical Services), and is led by Alan Turrell, Supplies Manager, under the Acting Director of Finance, Mike Bailey. Alan can be contacted at Trust Headquarters or by e-mail on [email protected] or by phone on 0121 378 2211Xtn 1601.

The Trust will advertise tenders for goods or services worth over £100,410 and for works contracts above £3,861,932 (these limits are reviewed bi-annually), through the Official Journal of the European Communities (OJEC) procedures. The website for OJEC is www.ojec.com. We will use this Publication Scheme to publish some background information relating to the tenders sought and awarded by the Trust. Items not included will be those where a commercial issue or issue of confidentiality is involved.

Tenders sought under the Procure21 route will also be available from the Publication Scheme Co-ordinator. The Procure21 process embodies the concept of ‘partnership working’ whereby the Trust chooses a principle supply chain partner from a list of consortia who have previously been chosen by NHS Estates. By this means the Trust is able to gain the benefits of partnership to expedite its schemes.

We use the traditional JCT procurement route for capital schemes.

Other sections

1. About the Good Hope Hospital NHS Trust
2. Who we are
3. Financial and Funding Information
4. Corporate Information
5. Aims, Targets and Achievements
6. Our Services
7. Reports and Independent Enquiries
8. Policies and Procedures
9. Public Involvement and Consultation
10. Regular Publications and Information for the Public
11. Complaints
12. Human Resources
13. Communications with the Press and Media Releases
14. Environmental Information
15. This Publication Scheme

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